Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Creek Beach Park today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Creek Beach Park at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Salt Creek Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 306 | 751 | 724 | 372 | 358 | 474 | 711 | 434 | 353 | 339 | 334 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 276 | 297 | 488 | 265 | 398 | 335 | 330 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:40AM1.29m | 3:55PM1.89m | 5:53AM1.24m | 4:49PM1.91m | 7:39AM1.30m | 5:43PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.98m | 11:37PM0.77m | 9:34AM1.13m | 00:45AM0.63m | 10:48AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 298 | 306 | 751 | 724 | 372 | 358 | 474 | 711 | 434 | 353 | 339 | 334 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 113 | 135 | 143 | 488 | 94 | 398 | 335 | 330 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 13 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 20 | 20 | 158 | 64 | 71 | 16 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 37 | 113 | 209 | 253 | 293 | 276 | 272 | 117 | 265 | 71 | 55 | 51 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 13 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 114 | 114 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 66 | 12 | 71 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 84 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 325 | 233 | 297 | 55 | 184 | 50 | 105 | 171 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 49 | 101 | 189 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 41 |
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